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Mar
01
Which Brooklyn Neighborhoods Are Giving The Most Money in City Elections?

Which Brooklyn Neighborhoods Are Giving The Most Money in City Elections?

New York City Elections are, at least in part, a money game. Contributions from the public enable candidates for local
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Mar
01
Plastic Bag Ban Still Frustrates Some Small Business Owners

Plastic Bag Ban Still Frustrates Some Small Business Owners

A year after legislation banning single-use plastic bags in NYC was passed into law on March 1, 2020, many local
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Feb
26
After a long Trump-Induced Freeze, NYC’s Congestion Pricing Plan is Finally Heating Up

After a long Trump-Induced Freeze, NYC’s Congestion Pricing Plan is Finally Heating Up

On Feb. 5, 2020, crews from MTA Bridges and Tunnels today replaced the first of 19 signs on agency property
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Feb
26
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Shadow-Casting Towers Qualify for Generous Trump Tax Break State Lawmakers Want to Slash

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Shadow-Casting Towers Qualify for Generous Trump Tax Break State Lawmakers Want to Slash

A rendering from a presentation to Community Board 9 on a proposed new development in Crown Heights. | Rendering/Community Board
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Feb
26
Carranza to Step Down Mid-Pandemic After 3 Years at Helm of New York City Schools

Carranza to Step Down Mid-Pandemic After 3 Years at Helm of New York City Schools

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza in January 2021. (Image: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)“Carranza to step down mid-pandemic after 3
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Feb
25
Disagreements Over Reform and Party Screenings at Brooklyn Judicial Candidates Forum

Disagreements Over Reform and Party Screenings at Brooklyn Judicial Candidates Forum

Candidates for Brooklyn judgeships logged on to a virtual forum [https://www.facebook.com/cbidems/videos/1599686290232968] Tuesday night to
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Feb
25
Opinion: Stop Opening New Temporary Shelters, Let The Next Mayor Work On Permanent Solutions To Homelessness

Opinion: Stop Opening New Temporary Shelters, Let The Next Mayor Work On Permanent Solutions To Homelessness

Homeless in Sheepshead Bay. October 2018. Liena Zagare/BklynerThe last seven years, for most New Yorkers, have felt like we
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Feb
24
When Will The City Reopen Youth Sports? Southern Brooklyn Lawmakers Push For An Answer.

When Will The City Reopen Youth Sports? Southern Brooklyn Lawmakers Push For An Answer.

St. Andrew’s Playground on the corner of Atlantic Ave. and Kingston Ave. last spring. Curtis Brodner/BklynerAmidst rising frustration
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Feb
24
Brooklyn Judge Up for Key Role Paid Mom’s Home Care Worker $2.29 an Hour, Suit Charged

Brooklyn Judge Up for Key Role Paid Mom’s Home Care Worker $2.29 an Hour, Suit Charged

Judge Dweynie Paul Paul for Surrogate 2021/FacebookBy Greg B. Smith, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.
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Feb
22
New BOE Counsel is a Boundary Breaker—and a Shrewd Political Choice

New BOE Counsel is a Boundary Breaker—and a Shrewd Political Choice

Hemalee Patel at a political event in 2020. Liena Zagare/BklynerLast week, the city’s Board of Elections [https://vote.
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